How does maturity adjustment influence the estimates of overweight prevalence in adolescents from different countries using an international reference?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 550-558

  Wang, Y ^a   Adair, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Adolescent; Age at menarche; BMI; Maturation; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATURITY; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RUSSIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035069131     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801580     Document Type: Article

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